{"id":173912,"date":"2023-02-08T07:13:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inbusinessphx.com\/?p=173912"},"modified":"2023-02-08T07:13:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:13:03","slug":"five-top-tips-to-increase-your-productivity-and-manage-your-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/?p=173912","title":{"rendered":"Five Top Tips to Increase Your Productivity and Manage Your Mental Health\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Productivity and mental health are closely linked. With depression, anxiety and burnout being the most common manifestations of poor mental health, the experts at Joy Organics<\/a> have compiled a list of five tips to help manage your mental health and increase productivity both in and out of the workplace.<\/p>\n

Take a break<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to step away from your work every few hours otherwise your brain will freeze up and feelings of burnout or anxiety will start to become stronger. Only eleven out of fifty states mandate some type of rest break for workers. If your employer allows a break, you should make sure it is uninterrupted.<\/p>\n

Having a break allows your brain to reset itself from any stressful situations. Research from the association of psychological science suggests that a ten-minute break for every hour you work is a good balance to maintain productivity.<\/p>\n

Set Small Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n

Looking at your work as a huge single object is daunting. Those feelings of dread can feed into depression and anxiety so splitting up your work into manageable chunks will make things easier.<\/p>\n

A simple way to do this is by using Stephen Covey\u2019s four quadrants of time management approach. This method uses four categories:<\/p>\n